WebElements - the periodic table on the WWW - new version

[Mark Winter]

Dear colleague

This is to announce a new version (2 beta 6) of WebElements, the periodic
table on the WWW. and to request feedback. The URL is

http://www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/web-elements/

WebElements has undergone a major overhaul to include a frames interface and
stylesheets so I'd be particularly pleased to hear from those of you with
MicroSoft InterNet Explorer versions that support style sheets. Users who do
not use style sheets (currently all NetScape users) should not notice any
problems, but do let me know if you do. Users who do not have a
frames-capable browser can still use the old version until I manage to
produce a non-frames version.

All of the many chemical errors that observant users have reported are still
there, and the next step is to correct these. I do thank everyone who has
taken time to make comments and to point out errors.

The main reasons for the new layout were user feedback (over 1500 messages).
See - I do listen sometimes! The new layout has considerably smaller files
and so should allow better download times from outside the UK. Also, I hope
the new layout allows for easier navigation.

There are still rough edges in the new layout and I'll fix these when I get
back from holiday.

Dr Mark J Winter (Deputy Head of Department)
Department of Chemistry, The University, Sheffield S3 7HF, England
tel: +44 (0)114 222 9304
fax: +44 (0)114 273 8673
e-m: mark....@sheffield.ac.uk
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/staff/mjw/mark-winter.html

WebElements is the periodic table on the world-wide web:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/web-elements/

The Sheffield Chemdex is a listing of chemistry sites on the world-wide web:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/chemdex/